FOREX Trading Lures Individual Investors

U.S. individual investors are increasingly drawn to foreign exchange trading, long the domain of professional traders. MarketWatch's Deborah Levine reports.

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... the house when finishing a trader's in great Britain ... is gaining traction in the U S is expected to triple retail foreign exchange times over the next several years ... technology and globalization have great currency markets profile ... but it's still relatively untouched by individuals in the U S that Glenn Stevens ... chief executive of Diem Capital which rents forex tacked on ... to say where individuals can trade ... the stocks trading has moved ... from the shadowy ... backdrop of other international financiers to all the sudden ... and ... John Q public can can access to this market ... because the Mica has done and individuals have traded stock a lot more liquidity ... the kind provided by a four trillion dollar game I get the FX market also offers more volatility and flexibility ... it's open twenty four hours a day five days a week ... it's protect really appealing to stock traders who like following technical indicators ... including Michael Weisman ... and businessman who started trading currencies in two thousand for ... the market's very very big very liquid ... the volume of people the people that read in the marketplace ... creating review of dynamic ... with technical analysis is ... this followed ... he's a late trading for himself and opening a firm that helps people entertained might get ... called forex new York City ... for its trading would be good for somebody who is merely looking to control of the only self stoner are self motivated some very disciplined ... someone who is not ready for the corporate culture ... many companies that offer accounts for individuals to trade currencies the main emphasis is on helping people I met them I get ... the terminology how it works and what influences foreign exchange ... emails to suggest how to pick a trading strategy and manage risk if you don't go through the process of getting an education can almost guarantee you you lose money ... retail traders Kelly make up about three point five percent of global currency trading by him ... that could rise to ten percent of the next five years ... according to researchers that I take that ... the Stanmore were more Whatmore ... the tradable ... if equity markets continue to be somewhat lackluster ... than that also drives ... two petitions to Newmarket one of the big attraction of FX trading UK individuals are offered leverage ... which could quickly multiply they're returned twenty trade as well ... you can also mean big losses and that ... making it the dangers my gear for some ... it comes down to psychology and knowing yourself ... because of the volatility in fact it's been Martek to for short-term traders and long-term investors ... for MarketWatch in York and Deborah Levine ...